Pruning Crapemyrtles
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- čas přidán 16. 05. 2010
- Oklahoma Gardenings Kim Rebek talks about different methods for pruning crape myrtles and how each method affects the growth and health of the plant. She also demonstrates a general pruning method on a medium-sized plant.
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Clearly explained the hows and whys of pruning that can be applied to many plant species... thanks so much Kim for a great video. Love from Sydney, Australia!
Interesting how each different video I have watched about how to prune Crape Myrtles is sligthly different then the next. And they all sound like they are telling you the right way to do it. I use a method that is a combination of techniques, and through in a bit of artistic design.
I have a two year old Natchez that I will prune this year and this is by far the best video I have watched. Great job by all involved. Thank you
We are happy we could help! Thanks for tuning it! Happy Gardening!
I really like the grow and top it, the growth is long, and looks great in the wind.
Five Stars! Thanks. I have 25 year old CM (dwarf) that tops out at about 6 feet each year. Evidently, I've been doing it right for the few years that I have lived here. It's absolutely the best in the Hood when it's blooming. All my neighbors have 20-30' CM's that never get trimmed so my flower blossom is always more rich; bountiful.
Good clip. Thanks.
+Robert Blake Thanks for watching! It's always nice to have the best looking landscape in the neighborhood. Happy gardening!
Very informative video Kim thank you for your instructional video.
Great job and straight to the point!!!
Thank you! This was exactly what I was looking for. Now to get out there and prune!
Kimberly Scanlon, thanks for tuning in! Happy Gardening!
Excellent video Kim. Your advice is right on the mark.
Newlinjim Thank you for your kind words!
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Your video is great - I have looked at several of the CZcams videos and they were too detailed and left me wondering on a few points - but you have really 'hit the mark'. Now, I know better how to trim my Crepes and make them look beautiful. Thanks! Jim in South Carolina
Very good info.
Respectfully done.
Thanks.
+Sharon Ford Thank you for watching! We're glad to hear you enjoyed it. :)
thanks
Very good info.
Respectfully done.
Thanks.
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I am in OK and I love crepe mirtles ....I appreciated the so nicely done tutorial .... would you please let us know if this pruning can be done any time of the year?
Thanks for the info. I have four crepe myrtle trees, but am new to the pruning process. I let my husband do it since we got the trees, but I don't like the way they look after he gets done.
What an excellent clip. Very informative. Would you know if the larger 3 metre CM's have invasive roots at all? Reason I'm asking is that I want to plant them inside a raised retaining wall. Best wishes, Dave Lewis, Australia
Great information! I have 3 "shrubby" crepe myrtles (not the larger tree-like variety). Can I top them to about 6 feet or so to keep the branches from growing so tall they droop?
I have the feeling our 2 year old crape myrtles are dead to the ground! I was out this morning thinking I’d at least deadhead. Yikes. They are very crispy! We are in Central OK.
My 3 year old crape myrtle died back to the ground due to the freeze. Did it lose its main trunks and will I have to select new trunks from new growth?
I have several crape myrtles on my property and I prefer to keep them at a certain height even though some might call it crape murder. If I don't, they can grow so tall and strong that it just becomes unmanageable as time goes on. Up to 8'-9' is what I prefer.
I don't know why some people have such strong opinions against this, I find that it looks a lot better this way than letting it grow so tall and unruly. Am I wrong?
There are smaller varieties of Crape Myrtles. You should have planted one of those.
How they respond to the heat and winter cold? I live in Texas South Thanks
Great video and you hit all the points that I needed to hear. BUT.. what do you do, if the only new growth you see on your Crape Myrtles is suckers down at the bottom, and one little lonely bud half way up, coming out of dead looking branches? I live in Nashville, TN, I have two trees that are in full sun, get lots of water. One has new growth and the other is struggling badly.. and they are not planted near each other either. Also, is there a time of year when you are suppose to prune and NOT to prune?? I really need help knowing when a tree is in bad shape. If the suckers down below are the only thing blooming, should I let them keep going to become new growth? I've always thought you needed to stop suckers, but my plant looks like it's not going to bloom at all. HELP!!!???
Lisa Bevill Thanks for watching! Here is a fact sheet that might help with some of you questions. pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-1134/HLA-6409web2012.pdf
I appreciate this info, but it's too much to read and isn't about a Crepe Myrtles specifically, even tho the same info may apply. I just need simple info.. my brain can only hold so much info... ha..
WHEN ????
Just make sure it looks like a tree, not a bush! Very simple.
Okay, I'm in Tucson. My Crape Myrtle never looks like any of these plants you have on your video.
New growth on the base are called suckers
Buy a cape Myrtle
The topping job is called crape murder.